In the 15th and 16th century history underwent a huge campaign of misinformation and deception. Caught up in the wave of the history books being re-written was the true identity of Ludwig van Beethoven. One of Europe’s greatest classical music composers was, in fact, of African decent. Beethoven was a black man. His mother was a Moor, a group of Muslim Africans who conquered parts of Europe -making Spain their capital for 800 years. Stewartsynopsis.com reports: In order to make such a substantial statement, presentation of verifiable evidence is compulsory. Let’s start with what some of Beethoven’s contemporaries and biographers say about his appearance. Frau Fisher, a close friend of Beethoven, described him with “blackish-brown complexion.” Frederick Hertz, German anthropologist, used these terms to describe him: “Negroid traits, dark skin, flat, thick nose.” Emil Ludwig, in his book “Beethoven,” says: “His face reveals no trace of the German. He was so dark that people dubbed him Spagnol [dark-skinned].” Fanny Giannatasio del Rio, in her book “An Unrequited Love: An Episode in the Life of Beethoven,” wrote “His somewhat flat broad nose and rather wide mouth, his small piercing eyes and swarthy [dark] complexion, pockmarked into the bargain, gave him a strong resemblance [...]